Indonesia vs Turkey
Indonesia is 2.43 times larger than Turkey. Turkey would fit into Indonesia about 2.4 times.
IndonesiaTurkeyIndonesia moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
2.43×
Indonesia is 2.43× the area of Turkey.
| Indonesia | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Ankara |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Indonesia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Indonesia bigger than Turkey?
- Yes. Indonesia is 2.43 times larger than Turkey. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Turkey fit into Indonesia?
- About 2.4 times: Indonesia has 2.43× the area of Turkey.
- Why do Indonesia and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Indonesia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Indonesia or Turkey?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 85,878,556. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Turkey 110 per km².